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SUMMARY:Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam - Will Goble Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Located in downtown Hartford\, for the aficionado\, musician\, or the curious first-timer\, Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jams are the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s\, these jam sessions will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer\, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. \nAfter a long hiatus due to the pandemic\, regularly scheduled jazz jams have returned to Black Eyed Sally’s every Wednesday. There will be a featured jazz ensemble followed by an open jam session. Bring your axe and be ready to jam! \nThe music begins at 7:00 PM\, jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge most nights\, under 21’s welcome. \nPresented by the Hartford Jazz Society and Neefjazz Entertainment
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/black-eyed-sallys-jazz-jam-10-9-9/
LOCATION:Black-eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar\, 350 Asylum St.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
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SUMMARY:Mark Kaplan Quartet
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URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/mark-kaplan-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Golf Cove\, 336 State Street\, North Haven\, CT
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SUMMARY:Kenny Warren’s Sweet World
DESCRIPTION:Kenny Warren (trumpet)\, Christopher Hoffman (cello)\, Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums) \nSweet World’s sound is a composite of its three members\, each unique voices from New York’s vibrant music scene. Melodic\, rhythmic\, jazz\, folk and sonic exploration in the context of Kenny Warren’s lively compositions. Their debut LP on Out of Your Head Records was hailed by the Best of Bandcamp as “the sonic representation of a beating heart”.  \nKenny Warren is a trumpeter and composer who has been active in NYC’s improvised music community since 2006. He has made over a dozen records of his music with various ensembles including 3 LPs with his avant-country outfit Laila and Smitty\, a handful of self-produced solo records\, and jazz records with his quartet and trio for Whirlwind Recordings and Out of Your Head Records. Longtime jazz writer for The Chicago Reader Peter Margasak calls Kenny “A player of great imagination and subtlety who always seems to focus on an ensemble-oriented sound even on his own recordings”. As a side-person Warren has recently recorded with The Angelica Sanchez Nonet\, Stephan Crump’s Passerine and Slow Water\, The Anna Webber/Angela Morris Large Ensemble\, and Tony Malaby’s Jersey Condombe. He has toured internationally with Jamie Baum\, Bonobo\, and Slavic Soul Party who has held a weekly residency at Barbes in Brooklyn for over 20 years. Warren grew up in Denver\, CO where he was inspired at a young age by the generosity and artistry of the late great Ron Miles. \nChristopher Hoffman is a cellist\, composer\, producer\, engineer and filmmaker. He currently performs in Henry Threadgill’s Pulitzer Prize winning ensemble Zooid\, Grammy-Nominated Anat Cohen Tentet\, Kenny Warren’s Sweet World\, Darius Jones Quintet and his own projects. He has directed several music videos\, 3 short films and BTS pieces for feature films. His short “You Dog Likes Me More Than You” is available to view on Amazon Prime and his short “Salamander” is currently screening in American and European festivals. He served as the Director of Production and Engineering at New School for 17 years. He has worked with Martin Scorsese\, Yoko Ono\, Jack Antonoff\, Iron & Wine\, Ryan Adams\, Jack Huston\, Marianne Faithfull\, Michael Pitt & Pagoda\, Marc Ribot\, Butch Morris\, Lee Konitz\, Anna Webber\, Ryan Scott\, Anthony Coleman\, Jeremiah Cymerman and many others \nNathan Ellman-Bell is one of NYC’s most versatile and in demand drummers. He co-leads the avant-pop band Wild Idol with singer Nora Palka\, and the Brooklyn jazz-rock band Slow Tiger. He plays with countless bands including those of Sebastien Amman\, Olli Hirvonen\, Kenny Warren\, Michael Sarian\, and Aleksi Glick. He is also a member of Brass Against who he has recorded and toured with extensively. In 2024 Brass Against spent 3 months in Europe on tour which included a five week run in support of the rock band Tool. Nathan grew up in Southern California and studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/kenny-warren-trio/
LOCATION:The Blue Room\, 43 Main Street\, Easthampton\, MA
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SUMMARY:Fridays with Frank
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for BYOB “Fridays with Frank.”  Happy Hour jazz listening sessions are held every Friday from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  BYOB and please give a modest donation towards the IL’s spiraling utilities. A $5.00 contribution is welcome.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/fridays-with-frank/2026-02-06/
LOCATION:Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Three Sheets
DESCRIPTION:New England Jazz Underground presents jazz on the 1st and 3rd Friday every month.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-at-three-sheets-3/2026-02-06/
LOCATION:Three Sheets\, 372 Elm Street\, New Haven\, CT
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T210000
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SUMMARY:Joe Carter/Jeff Fuller Duo
DESCRIPTION:Playing the music of A.C. Jobim\, Joao Gilberto\, Joao Donato\, Luiz Bonfa\, Baden Powell and others\, all with a modern Jazz twist. SambaJazz!\n\nThe duo in action
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/joe-carter-jeff-fuller-2/
LOCATION:Bangkok Room\, 76 Main Street\, Ansonia\, CT
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SUMMARY:Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Christopher McBride and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nChristopher McBride – Saxophone \nJon Thomas – Piano \nBarry Stephenson – Bass \nMichael Piolet – Drums \nSaxophonist Christopher McBride is based in New York City. His work includes education\, arranging and composition in addition to performance. He has been slowly but steadily turning heads with his ubiquitous work as an invaluable sideman since the mid-2000’s. Now Christopher is gaining respect amongst fans\, critics\, and his peers as one of the most versatile saxophonists in the world. His 2012 debut album Quatuor de Force certainly establishes his ability to front a group and write his own soulful\, melodically indelible tunes. Applauded for his ability to play in all musical situations\, McBride has the ability to unleash a fiery attack and serrated tone\, but on his first album he explores a more measured\, mellow sound heavily influenced by contemporary R&B—with a strong shot of Cannonball Adderley’s post-bop sensuality—but his improvising is very rigorous and cogent. As a composer\, McBride was selected as the 2022 Make Jazz Fellowship artist at The 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica\, California. \nBorn in Chicago\, and starting his professional career there in 2007\, Christopher made the move to NYC in 2013. His group\,The Whole Proof\, has played venues all over New York. Christopher ran his ‘Singer Meets Saxophonist’ series at the famed Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem from 2017-2019. The musicians he has performed with over the years span many genres sharing the stage with Billy Preston\, Percy Gray\, Roy Hargrove\, Pete Rock\, Rakim\, Big Daddy Kane\, Talib Kweli\, Lupe Fiasco\, Guy Sebastian\, Solange\, Ne-Yo\, Jennifer Hudson\, Alice Smith\, Brandon Flowers\, Lea DeLaria\, 88 Keys\, Milton Mustafa\, Winard Harper\, and the Marquis Hill’s Blacktet. \nAs a recording artist\, McBride’s February 2023 release ‘Ramon’ made the Top 25 on the JazzWeek Charts and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks as well as making the JazzWeek Top 100 albums for 2023. The sophomore release has received critical acclaim. All About Jazz called the album “a sonic marvel that showcases a robust grasp of bebop and contemporary jazz idioms.” As a performing artist he has received a Grammy certificate for his work as a collaborator/soloist on Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson’s 2022 album “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.” \nAs an educator\, McBride has served as the Director of Education for the Second Line Arts Collective\, a non-for-profit organization based out of New Orleans. His primary duties included writing curriculum for the Little Stompers division and teacher development. He also teaches for Jazz at Lincoln Center regularly\, as well as touring nationally with various educational programs. \nAs a journalist and consultant\, McBride has worked with Forbes Ignite\, the innovation coalition of Forbes.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/christopher-mcbride-the-whole-proof/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday\, 4-7
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-jam-at-cafe-nine-2/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T210000
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SUMMARY:Bob Ahern Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Bob Ahern Quartet will be performing the last Saturday of each month at the legendary Lighthouse Inn from 6-9. The group features Lisa Marien on vocals and Bob Ahern on drums along with various Jazz artists each month.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bob-ahern-quartet/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:Lighthouse Inn\, 6 Guthrie Pl\, New London\, CT
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T220000
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SUMMARY:Nicole Zuraitis: My Favorite Songs
DESCRIPTION:Our Live @AMP series offers intimate musical performances against a huge\, colorful backdrop. With its five-story mural and multiple viewing platforms\, Connecticut’s most unique art space is also the Nutmeg State’s coolest concert space. Whether it’s an evening of jazz\, rock\, folk or R&B\, Live @AMP is a stellar night opportunity to vibe out with fellow music-lovers\, award-winning musicians and vocalists in an unparalleled setting. \nThis year’s LIVE @AMP lineup puts the spotlight on women artists who bring a diverse array of styles and artistry to vibrant life. \nNicole Zuraitis is a 2X GRAMMY winning and 4X GRAMMY-nominated jazz singer-songwriter\, pianist and arranger\, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice\,” (Jazz Police)\, Nicole is a trailblazing artist who is redefining vocal jazz and jazz songwriting\, or as she has coined “modern songbook”\, earning her a place as one of the top artists and “prolific songwriters” (Broadway World) to watch in jazz and beyond. \nThe ‘My Favorite Songs’ program is a rare chance for jazz fans to hear this singular talent at the piano\, singing the songs that shaped her journey and sharing the stories behind them. \n$50 General Admission Adult ($60 at door)/$10 General Admission Student ($20 at door)
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/nicole-zuraitis-my-favorite-songs/
LOCATION:American Mural Project\, 90 Whiting Street\, Winsted\, CT
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SUMMARY:Bobby Broom Eastern Standard Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Bobby Broom and his Trio! \n\n\n\n\nBobby Broom – Guitar \nNat Reeves – Bass \nRon Savage – Drums \nGuitar great Bobby Broom knows exactly when he first fell in love with the jazz organ. The magic moment came at age 10 when he put on one of the albums his father had brought home\, Charles Earland’s Black Talk! Young Bobby didn’t know or care much about jazz yet. “I was just into music\,” he says. But after playing the “Mighty Burner’s” now-classic 1969 album\, he was sold. \n“Something about that record captivated me from the start\, the feeling\, it was just like that”\, says Broom. “It had ‘The Age of Aquarius’ and ‘More Today Than Yesterday\,’ songs I knew from the radio. It made me happy. It made me want to dance. And it made me want to listen. I played that album every day\, multiple times a day. It completely enthralled me.” \nWhen Earland moved to Chicago in the late ’80s for a successful comeback\, there was no doubt in Broom’s mind who his guitarist had to be. “I thought\, this is my gig\, obviously\, this is my gig\,” says the guitarist\, laughing. “There’s no way he moves to Chicago and I’m here and I’m not going to play with him! It was the thing doing its thing!” \nAs documented on Earland albums including Front Burner and Third Degree Burn\, the dream gig became a reality\, and Broom went on to play and/or record with other Hammond B-3 masters including Jimmy McGriff\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Melvin Rhyne and\, once\, the king of them all\, Jimmy Smith. But he has made his strongest mark in this vein with his own organ groups—first the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, a Chicago collective featuring Chris Foreman that lasted 25 years\, and its ongoing successor\, the Bobby Broom Organi-Sation\, featuring B-3 whiz Ben Paterson. \nOn the Organi-Sation’s terrific new live album\, Jamalot\, Broom flashes back as ever to Earland’s treatment of pop hits to reach a wider audience. Half of the album\, recorded during his trio’s 2014 tour with Steely Dan\, consists of tunes that the legendary pop band’s followers would be familiar with\, including Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition\,” the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun\,” the Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road\,” and Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla”—all of which he had previously recorded. \nThe other songs on Jamalot\, recorded in 2019 at Joe and Wayne Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago\, address earlier eras of the popular song movement via “Tennessee Waltz\,” Fats Waller’s “Jitterbug Waltz\,” Kurt Weill’s “Speak Low\,” and Tadd Dameron’s “Tadd’sDelight.” Different audiences with different expectations but connected by a love of classic melodies. \nBroom\, who had previously opened for Steely Dan with the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, initially turned down the invitation to tour with them again. Following the dissolution of the DBOT\, he was between organ groups and was uncomfortable with “wrangling” a Hammond player he didn’t know musically or personally. \nTold of his decision\, one of his regular drummers\, Makaya McCraven\, now a mega-force incontemporary music\, got in his ear. “He said\, ‘What?What? What are you doing? You can’t not do this\, man\, ”Broom says with a laugh. Who turns down an opportunity to go on the road withlegends? With McCraven’s help\, Broom spun through their lists looking for a worthy candidate. \nWhen Paterson’s name came up\, it stuck. Broom had never worked with the Philadelphia native\,but he had heard him a few times (Paterson was a longtime regular in Chicago tenor great VonFreeman’s band) and liked what he heard. As he had done in drafting key boardist Justin Dillard for his2022 album\, Keyed Up\, the guitarist went with his hunch. The timing was perfect. Paterson\, who had moved to New York\, was returning to the Windy City for a gig and would be able to rehearse with the new trio. McCraven and Kobie Watkins\, a long time musical partner of Broom’s\, would alternate on drums (depending on the needs of their pregnant wives). \n“Ben was a perfect fit for me\, exactly what I was looking for in a new organ trio\, which was freedom\, ”says Broom. “He has a background in jazz organ tradition\, but his sensibility also leans toward pop music\, popular song\, from past eras\, the Great American Songbook as well as rhythm and blues and soul music. His melodic sense is really personal. As much as I love the blues\, I don’t want to just hear someone play bluesand that’s it. Ben plays melodies.” \n“Performing with Bobby is always an exciting proposition\, ”says Paterson.“He always puts his whole self fully behind every tune and every note. He never dials it in or simply plays something. Sitting between Bobby’s lead and Kobie or Makaya’s incredible groove\, at the heart of the band\, is one of my absolute favorite places to be.” \nBobby Broom was born in Harlem\, New York\, on January 18\, 1961\, and raised on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He had what he calls “intimate relationships” with the tunes that came on his radio. “When my favorite songs came on\, they were like friends knocking on my door\,” he says. He aspired to one day play some of those great songs\, but not until he was ready. \nHe began studying the guitar at age 12\,concentrating on jazz under the aegis of Harlem-based guitar instructor Jimmy Carter. A 16-year-old prodigy at the High School of Music and Art(now known as the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts)\,Broom played in the jazz ensemble and was awarded for Outstanding Jazz Improvisation during his senior year. \nChaperoned by Weldon Irvine (an early mentor of his\, composer for Freddie Hubbard and Horace Silver\, bandleader for Nina Simone\, and lyricist of “To Be Young\, Gifted and Black”)\,the 16-year-old Broom found himself in an East Side NYC jazz club for the purpose of being taught to sit in. That lesson became a reality for Broom when Al Haig\, pianist for Charlie Parker\, invited him to join in for a couple of tunes. Impressed by the youngster’s playing\, Haig offered him the chance to play with him at Gregory’s on the Upper East Side whenever he wanted. Broom ended up playing two or three times a week there\, and also got to play\, with great awe\, with another notable Bird keyboardist\, Walter Bishop\, Jr. \nHis albums with the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, featuring organist Chris Foreman\, included the Stevie Wonder salute\, Wonderful! The Organi-Sation made its recorded debut in 2018 with Soul Fingers\, which included Curtis Mayfield’s “Get Ready” and the Beatles’ “Come Together.”Of all his achievements\, Broom is prouder of none more than his appointment as a tenured Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar and Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University. Awarded a B.A. in music from Columbia College and an M.A. in jazz pedagogy from Northwestern University\, he has long been involved in music education\, previously teaching at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music\, DePaul University\, Roosevelt University\, and the American Conservatory of Music. He also has instructed music students in public high schools throughout Chicago as part of a jazz mentoring program sponsored by the Ravinia Festival Organization and has been an instructor and mentor with the Herbie Hancock Institute.“I had to let the dust settle on these Steely Dan tour recordings but after ten years\, the power and excitement of them\, and the connectedness of this group\, is something that I want to share with my audience\,” says Broom. “I’m eager for them to compare and contrast the concert and club stage performances for similarities and differences\, feel the depth of the grooves\, dance\, hum along\, and essentially come on the road with us for the hour of this music.”•
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bobby-broom-eastern-standard-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Baby Grand Jazz at Hartford Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Concerts will be held at HPL’s Downtown Library on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. from January through April\, excluding Easter Sunday on April 5. Performances will take place in the Center for Contemporary Culture\, 500 Main Street\, Hartford. Doors open at 2:00 p.m.\, and each concert lasts about an hour. Shows will also be streamed on Hartford Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. \n2026 Lineup \n\nJanuary 4 – Iftah Kary Trio\nJanuary 11 – Lee Fish & Friends\nJanuary 18 – Koan\nJanuary 25 – Digba Ogunbiyi Quartet\n\n\nFebruary 1 – Matt Parker\nFebruary 8 – Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble\nFebruary 15 – Jen Allen and Heart Alchemy\nFebruary 22 – Jamile Trio\n\n\nMarch 1 – The Hartford Sound\nMarch 8 – Nigel Bello Band\nMarch 15 – Laszlo Gardony Trio\nMarch 22 – Rodney Jones\nMarch 29 – Ben Bilello Quartet\nApril 5 – No concert\nApril 12 – Japanese MicroJam\nApril 19 – Tyler Sherman and Friends\nApril 26 – Rene McLean: Music of the Spirit
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/baby-grand-jazz-at-hartford-public-library-2/2026-02-08/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Culture (Main Floor) – Hartford Public Library\, 500 Main Street\, Hartford\, CT
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SUMMARY:Tuxedo Junction
DESCRIPTION:For over 24 years\, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night\, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. \nTuxedo Junction was started in 1989 by Pete Jacobs (trumpet) and Will Tayler (drums)\, WWII veterans who set up an 8-piece Dixieland jazz band in the basement of the senior citizens center in Madison\, CT. Pat soon joined on piano. \nThe band quickly grew into a full swing band as Pete added big band arrangements and people joined: everyone from high school students to retired music teachers started to fill out the sections. Tuxedo Junction moved its practice home to the Westbrook Elks briefly\, and in 1997 Paul James suggested that Bill’s Seafood restaurant in Westbrook would be a great place to share the sounds of swing. After more than 20 years of Monday nights at Bill’s\, originally outnumbering the customers and staff before turning it into the most happening place on the Shoreline for a Monday night\, we moved outside to Town Greens\, Overlook Farm in Killingworth\, and the Guilford VFW. \nTuxedo Junction plays original big band arrangements from the 30’s through the present\, including charts from Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Glenn Miller\, Sy Zentner\, Buddy Rich\, Frank Sinatra\, Ella Fitzgerald\, and more. We focus on danceable tunes from swing to waltz\, foxtrot to two-step\, Latin and even some rock. The band has weekly open rehearsals at local venues on the Eastern Connecticut shoreline. The public is invited to dance and listen in at no charge. We are also available for hire at public and private events throughout Connecticut. \nAfter more than 1\,001 performances\, Tuxedo Junction has become a musical success story. We are now eighteen passionate musicians\, men and women of all ages\, following the great jazz tradition and warmly welcoming visiting jazz musicians to sit in.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tuxedo-junction/2026-02-09/
LOCATION:Guilford VFW Post 9666\, 104 Mill Road\, Guilford\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T193000
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SUMMARY:Hartford Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/hartford-jazz-orchestra/2026-02-09/
LOCATION:Elicit Brewery\, 165 Adams Street\, Manchester\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T210000
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Cafe Nine
DESCRIPTION:Presented by New Haven Jazz Underground on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday every month. \n 
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-at-cafe-nine-2-2/2026-02-10/
LOCATION:Cafe Nine\, 250 State Street\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T220000
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SUMMARY:New Haven Improvisers Collective performance series
DESCRIPTION:Rimp\, Ramp\, Romp : Michael Brooks / Andrew Barnes Jamieson /    Conor Perreault / Matt Wick\nBarry Seroff (solo)\nCOMBO NHIC\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to be part of COMBO NHIC\, get there and be ready by 7pm. It would be great to have you as part of it. Music will start promptly.\nFree parking lot across the street.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/new-haven-improvisers-collective-performance-series/
LOCATION:Ely Center of Contemporary Art\, 51 Trumbull St\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20251116T034317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T034317Z
UID:10007282-1770753600-1770760800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Michael Palin's Other Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:It’s a funky Big Band thang\, a large jazz ensemble that rocks the house. Playing music from Tower of Power\, Frank Zappa\, The Brecker Brothers\, Jaco Pastorious\, Steely Dan\, The Yellow Jackets\, Bob Berg…..You’ll want to see them again and again! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/michael-palins-other-orchestra/2026-02-10/
LOCATION:The Hungry Tiger\, 120 Charter Oak Street\, Manchester\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260203T174249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T174249Z
UID:10007024-1770836400-1770847200@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam - Haneef Nelson ft Ciara Bustillo
DESCRIPTION:Located in downtown Hartford\, for the aficionado\, musician\, or the curious first-timer\, Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jams are the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s\, these jam sessions will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer\, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. \nAfter a long hiatus due to the pandemic\, regularly scheduled jazz jams have returned to Black Eyed Sally’s every Wednesday. There will be a featured jazz ensemble followed by an open jam session. Bring your axe and be ready to jam! \nThe music begins at 7:00 PM\, jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge most nights\, under 21’s welcome. \nPresented by the Hartford Jazz Society and Neefjazz Entertainment
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/black-eyed-sallys-jazz-jam-10-9-10/
LOCATION:Black-eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar\, 350 Asylum St.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20251210T225210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T225210Z
UID:10007373-1771002900-1771009200@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Fridays with Frank
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for BYOB “Fridays with Frank.”  Happy Hour jazz listening sessions are held every Friday from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  BYOB and please give a modest donation towards the IL’s spiraling utilities. A $5.00 contribution is welcome.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/fridays-with-frank/2026-02-13/
LOCATION:Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260205T042210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T042210Z
UID:10007598-1771009200-1771016400@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Ryan Sands & Altus
DESCRIPTION:Drummer and Composer Ryan Sands will perform with Altus\, a fusion of five gifted musicians—Dave Adewumi\, Isaac Levien\, Neta Raanan\, Nathan Reising\, and Ryan Sands—embarks on sonic journeys rooted in a decade-long musical bond. Inspired by Black American improvisational techniques\, Altus creates narratives that blur the line between immediate experience and timeless mythologies. \nHailing from Orange\, CT/New Haven County\, Ryan Sands has worked his way to becoming one of the top young drummers in his field. His emphatic performances have landed him performances with Terell Stafford\, Geoffrey Keezer\, Wayne Escoffrey\, Tamir Hendleman\, Lucy Yeghiazaryan\, and Jason Marsalis. He holds the drum chair for Christian Sands and Altus. Ryan has performed in the pit of the Ain’t Misbehavin\, under the direction of Jeffrey Page\, and done music for Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue under the direction of Alphonso Horne. \nRyan’s musical education includes a BA in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory and an MA in Jazz Arts from the Manhattan School of Music. For teaching\, he has taught for Neighborhood Music School in New Haven\, CT\, and iSchool of Music and Art in Shanghai. He currently teaches private drums at Yale University for their Yale Undergrad Jazz Collective. \nRyan’s recording credits include Christian Sands’ Risin’\, Christmas Stories\, and his upcoming record in 2024. Altus’ Riot Cycles and Mythos. David Knowles’s Blackest Night. Shihai Li’s Inner Rhythm. As a bandleader Ryan released his debut record\, Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow\, and will be releasing his sophomore record\, Forest Road: Live at the Side Door\, in 2024. \nLinks: Website | YouTube | Instagram
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/ryan-sands-altus/
LOCATION:Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center\, 605 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260125T191207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T191207Z
UID:10007580-1771012800-1771021800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA native of Connecticut\, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording\, As We Are Now\, was released on July 25\, 2025. His 2014 release\, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)\, garnered two Grammy® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20251116T031948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T031948Z
UID:10007159-1771084800-1771095600@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday\, 4-7
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-jam-at-cafe-nine-2/2026-02-14/
LOCATION:MA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260114T010844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T012526Z
UID:10007522-1771092000-1771102800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Bob Ahern Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Bob Ahern Quartet will be performing the last Saturday of each month at the legendary Lighthouse Inn from 6-9. The group features Lisa Marien on vocals and Bob Ahern on drums along with various Jazz artists each month.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bob-ahern-quartet/2026-02-14/
LOCATION:Lighthouse Inn\, 6 Guthrie Pl\, New London\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260204T160313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T160313Z
UID:10007597-1771092000-1771102800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Central City Stompers
DESCRIPTION:The Central City Stompers are known for their good-time jazz and ability to make people of all ages smile. They are a 10-piece ensemble from central CT that plays at various festivals\, town concerts\, fairs\, and other events. They have especially been a big hit at the Durham Fair\, Branford Jazz\, Haddam Neck Fair\, and Vinnie’s Jump & Jive in Middletown. \nWe are thrilled that the Central City Stompers will be joining us for the Sweetheart Soiree! Be sure to grab your tickets ASAP so that you can enjoy this incredible act live and in person! \nJoin St. Vincent de Paul Middletown for our inaugural Valentine’s Day fundraising event: the Sweetheart Soiree! Bring your spouse\, significant other\, a friend\, or simply come as you are\,  and get ready to dance the night away to the sounds of the Jazz Age. Guests can look forward to a live swing band (the Central City Stompers)\, a delicious banquet dinner\, and a robust raffle. \n100% of the proceeds will go to SVDM and allow us to continue meeting needs and offering hope in Middlesex County!
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/central-city-stompers/
LOCATION:Middletown Elks Lodge No 771\, 44 Maynard Street\, Middletown\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260125T191308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T191308Z
UID:10007581-1771099200-1771108200@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA native of Connecticut\, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording\, As We Are Now\, was released on July 25\, 2025. His 2014 release\, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)\, garnered two Grammy® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260204T050822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T050822Z
UID:10007596-1771149600-1771156800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Jazz Brunch Sundays
DESCRIPTION:Bring your valentine for live jazz in Avery Courtyard with the Aidan Slate Trio and Bourassa’s extravagant brunch\, along with a complimentary Bloody Mary or Mimosa.\n\n$49; $39 members. Kids 12 and under $39/ $29 members. Includes museum admission. Tickets at thewadsworth.org.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-brunch-sundays/
LOCATION:Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art\, 600 Main Street\, Hartford\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260121T220455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T220455Z
UID:10007577-1771165800-1771173000@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Instantiations Monthly Music Series at Real Art Ways
DESCRIPTION:Instantiations\, formerly known as Improvisations Now\, is a monthly series of concerts conceived and programmed by Joe Morris (guitarist\, bassist\, improviser\, composer-wearer of many hats). Joe invites dynamic\, innovative musicians – important members of the global improvised music scene – and performs with them. The music is completely improvised. Every concert\, every instance is a unique experience. \nSunday\, 2/15\, 2:30 pm: Adam Matlock-accordion; Diane Buettner-bass clarinet\, clarinet; Yoona Kim-Ajaeng; Joe Morris-guitar  \nSunday\, 3/15\, 2:30 pm: L. Mixashawn Rozie-tenor\, soprano saxophone\, mandolin\, voice; Michael Larocca-drums; Joe Morris-bass  \nSunday\, 4/12\, 2:30 pm: Melanie Dyer-viola; Solomon Caldwell-bass; Joe Morris-guitar  \nSunday\, 5/3\, 2:30 pm: Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson-vibraphone; Lemuel Marc-trumpet; Joe Morris-bass \nGeneral Admission $15 / Members $12 / Students $8 \nJoin us on Facebook and Instagram to get the latest!
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/instantiations-monthly-music-series-at-real-art-ways-2/
LOCATION:Real Art Ways\, 56 Arbor St\, Hartford\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20251212T043225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T043228Z
UID:10007423-1771167600-1771171200@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Baby Grand Jazz at Hartford Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Concerts will be held at HPL’s Downtown Library on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. from January through April\, excluding Easter Sunday on April 5. Performances will take place in the Center for Contemporary Culture\, 500 Main Street\, Hartford. Doors open at 2:00 p.m.\, and each concert lasts about an hour. Shows will also be streamed on Hartford Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. \n2026 Lineup \n\nJanuary 4 – Iftah Kary Trio\nJanuary 11 – Lee Fish & Friends\nJanuary 18 – Koan\nJanuary 25 – Digba Ogunbiyi Quartet\n\n\nFebruary 1 – Matt Parker\nFebruary 8 – Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble\nFebruary 15 – Jen Allen and Heart Alchemy\nFebruary 22 – Jamile Trio\n\n\nMarch 1 – The Hartford Sound\nMarch 8 – Nigel Bello Band\nMarch 15 – Laszlo Gardony Trio\nMarch 22 – Rodney Jones\nMarch 29 – Ben Bilello Quartet\nApril 5 – No concert\nApril 12 – Japanese MicroJam\nApril 19 – Tyler Sherman and Friends\nApril 26 – Rene McLean: Music of the Spirit
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/baby-grand-jazz-at-hartford-public-library-2/2026-02-15/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Culture (Main Floor) – Hartford Public Library\, 500 Main Street\, Hartford\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20260125T191417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T191417Z
UID:10007582-1771185600-1771194600@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA native of Connecticut\, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording\, As We Are Now\, was released on July 25\, 2025. His 2014 release\, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)\, garnered two Grammy® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet-3/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T042513
CREATED:20251116T032622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T032844Z
UID:10007221-1771268400-1771273800@hartfordjazzsociety.com
SUMMARY:Tuxedo Junction
DESCRIPTION:For over 24 years\, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night\, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. \nTuxedo Junction was started in 1989 by Pete Jacobs (trumpet) and Will Tayler (drums)\, WWII veterans who set up an 8-piece Dixieland jazz band in the basement of the senior citizens center in Madison\, CT. Pat soon joined on piano. \nThe band quickly grew into a full swing band as Pete added big band arrangements and people joined: everyone from high school students to retired music teachers started to fill out the sections. Tuxedo Junction moved its practice home to the Westbrook Elks briefly\, and in 1997 Paul James suggested that Bill’s Seafood restaurant in Westbrook would be a great place to share the sounds of swing. After more than 20 years of Monday nights at Bill’s\, originally outnumbering the customers and staff before turning it into the most happening place on the Shoreline for a Monday night\, we moved outside to Town Greens\, Overlook Farm in Killingworth\, and the Guilford VFW. \nTuxedo Junction plays original big band arrangements from the 30’s through the present\, including charts from Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Glenn Miller\, Sy Zentner\, Buddy Rich\, Frank Sinatra\, Ella Fitzgerald\, and more. We focus on danceable tunes from swing to waltz\, foxtrot to two-step\, Latin and even some rock. The band has weekly open rehearsals at local venues on the Eastern Connecticut shoreline. The public is invited to dance and listen in at no charge. We are also available for hire at public and private events throughout Connecticut. \nAfter more than 1\,001 performances\, Tuxedo Junction has become a musical success story. We are now eighteen passionate musicians\, men and women of all ages\, following the great jazz tradition and warmly welcoming visiting jazz musicians to sit in.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tuxedo-junction/2026-02-16/
LOCATION:Guilford VFW Post 9666\, 104 Mill Road\, Guilford\, CT
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